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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1942
Page
1
Fragmented text from a local notice or report mentions division authorities, a war aged in perhaps administrative context, council involvement, and a morning sighting on a street. Names and places are unclear due to garbled OCR. no clear event, date, or outcome can be confirmed.
The readable text references a warden, personnel, a meeting on air defense, and unclear mentions of Ohio and Columbus alongside hospital and licensing themes. Details are obscured, yielding only scattered names and partial phrases.
Associated Press reports from Bombay on August 3 say Mohandas Gandhi warns British failure to grant Indian independence could drive discontent toward welcoming a Japanese invasion. He in Harijan argues swift concessions prevent a calamity, while he continues nonviolent opposition to British rule.
Percy W. Goldfinch died at 176 Lincoln Park Drive Youngstown Ohio ten days after a fall that caused a fractured hip. A former Corry resident he was moved to Youngstown hospital where treatment failed. He is survived by his brother Archie Goldfinch of West Washington Street. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
A large work force at the West Virginia ordnance works in Mason county walked out in protest of wage demands. Public relations officer James Raber confirmed the action as workers ceased labor at the 8000 acre facility.
Navy records reveal Corry boy Robert Lee Williams among Quail crew who escaped Japanese capture at Corregidor. Seventeen others followed a perilous, month-long voyage to Darwin, Australia, after the fall of Corregidor. The tale notes his status as a Quail member and details surrounding the escape.
David Moody 34 and wife Lowella 30 of Ripley Ohio died within days after Burns from a gasoline engine explosion at a farm. Both suffered severe burns. Mrs Moody died Friday and he followed two days later. Funeral services set for Harley Punerge Home in Erie Tuesday at 2:30 PM. relatives in Corry expected to attend.
Washington August 3 The White House said the military commission trying the German saboteurs is expected to deliver its findings to President Roosevelt today. Officials indicated the verdict may be ready and that records would be reviewed before any approval is given.
War time buddies from 1917 and 1918 reunite at the V F W Home for Company A 2nd Infantry Division in a social gathering with luncheon floor show and dance. Retirements and furloughs are noted, with plans for possible future reunions in York and Union City as changes in gasoline and rationing affect attendance.
CIO President Philip Murray proposed renewing peace negotiations with the AFL to reconcile the two labor federations. The suggestion came from Pittsburgh on August 3, as both sides reevaluate prospects for unity after years of division.
The budget office reports Auditor General Ross will exhaust his appropriation by February 1843, requiring a deficiency appropriation of 185,000 to fund the auditor general’s department through May 31, 1943. The estimate notes no $2,500 monthly public assistance increase beyond sums paid, and cites rising deductions from inheritance and mercantile tax receipts.
A masked gunman forced a couple from their car in the Northside district and shot the woman after stabbing Private Raymond McRae of Quincy, TL, as they sat in a parked vehicle on Monument Avenue. Police investigated the assault and hospital reports indicated serious injuries.
Allied spokesmen at General MacArthur’s headquarters acknowledged the possibility that Japanese forces had reinforced their Buna garrison as heavy fighting raged in the jungle between the enemy base and Port Moresby. The communique said Allied bombers hit enemy supply dumps near Kokoda and heavy and medium bombers continued pounding positions while Japanese fighters and escort planes challenged Allied air activity. Australian Army Minister Francis Forde announced an exchange of officers between US and Australian staffs as training methods were aligned and lessons from the Middle East were integrated into Allied mobile warfare practice.
In New York on August 3 a masked gunman shot two gamblers inside the White House Beldee Association’s clubrooms near Times Square. Victims were Robert B. Greene, 40, a bookmaker and associate of Sam Boston, and Morris Wolenski, 44, known as Dimples Wolens. Police quoted manager Sam Adelman. Rothstein’s unsolved 14 year old murder remains noted.
A daylight raid by German aircraft aimed at Britain caused property damage and minor casualties as bombs fell over East Anglia and near London. Reports say several incendiaries landed in the capital’s outskirts with raids continuing to target Harwich Great Yarmouth and Bedford area satellites.
Twenty eight years ago today imperial Germany declared war on France marking the third declaration of war in World War One. Austria Hungary led with Serbia on July 28, 1914, then Germany on Russia August. Tomorrow Germany invades Belgium and Britain declares war on Germany.
Price cut in sixteen eastern states reduces gasoline by two and one half cents per gallon starting Wednesday. Leon Henderson announces reductions to offset transport costs as OPA, Petroleum Co-ordination Office, and RFC arrange sharing of added freight burden.
In Australia on August 3 a United States pursuit group credited parachutes with saving the lives of 17 pilots. The unit reports 86 Japanese planes shot down with only four pilots lost. Nine Caterpillar Club members bailed out in combat, eight others trained.
Veteran submarine designer Simon Dake told a Senate military sub committee that a new solution to U boat threats exists. Dake warned that submarines can overwhelm ships and cargoes, urging publication of plans to counter aerial freighter production and discussing enemy use of their methods. Also invited were aviation publisher William Zit and Col. Hughnert to present views.
Chungking August 3 reports a major air battle over Hengyang air base as Japanese fighters mass for another attempt to drive US outpost in Bun En province. United States planes engage in the fight amid heavy air operations indicating a second large clash for air superiority in the region.
The beating of 59 year old writer and lecturer Waldo Prank in Buenos Aires threatens Argentina US relations. Deputy Eduardo Araujo plans a motion demanding government explanation of protection measures for Prank, who arrived 11 weeks ago at university and cultural society invitation. Unidentified armed men reportedly accessed his apartment via diplomatic agents and attacked him as he retrieved a drawer.
Soviet reports said Russian defenses tightened along the Don bend near Stalingrad as Red Army counterattacks pushed back German forces. The Don bend to Rostov and up toward Kushchevka saw German advances stall with heavy losses, while Moscow papers urged a new front and accused Germans of draining reserves.
United States authorities announced that a German plane bombed and gunned a remnant near a base yesterday. No casualties or sustained damage were reported, and the incident prompted a probe into the defense installations and security measures.
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